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Maksutov telescope comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition	has primary mirror shape
reflector	electromagnetic telescope	A device for gathering and amplifying light or other energy by means of a mirror.
Maksutov telescope	reflector	A reflector whose primary mirror is spheroidal instead of parabolic. The light initially passes through a large concave lens to remove the spherical aberration.	concave spheroid

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